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Tangent Robotics has announced the successful completion of a pre-seed funding round, raising $4.5 million to advance robotic fine motor skills. The funding will be utilized to develop advanced robotic manipulation capabilities that integrate hand hardware, touch sensing, and motor learning. This i...
Dyna Robotics has introduced Dyna-2, a world-action model (WAM) pre-trained on one million hours of human video data. This development provides significant evidence for a human-to-robot transfer scaling law, demonstrating that increased exposure to human video enhances a robot's ability to perform t...
Recent discussions highlight the complexities of robotic dexterity, particularly in achieving reliable performance across multiple tasks. While advancements in manipulation capabilities are evident, true dexterity requires robots to perform consistently in dynamic environments, adapting to changes a...
The race to develop a general-purpose humanoid robot has reached a critical point centered on hand design. Recently, Figure CEO Brett Adcock criticized the company's earlier tendon-based hand for its engineering flaws, stating it was a poor decision. Figure is now pursuing a 7th-generation hand that...
Mimic Robotics has launched FLUX-mimic, a cutting-edge Video-Action Model developed with Black Forest Labs, enabling robots to learn intricate industrial tasks from video demonstrations. This innovative system significantly reduces the amount of training data required, allowing for faster and more e...
ABB Robotics is partnering with California-based bionics firm Psyonic to enhance robotic gripping and dexterity, addressing a significant challenge in the industry. This collaboration aims to leverage real-world manipulation data derived from human prosthetic use, which could lead to a reduction in...
Kawasaki Robotics has unveiled the RL030N, an advanced 8 DoF (degrees of freedom) robot arm platform that integrates cutting-edge industrial robot engineering with Dexterity's Mech hardware and Foresight World Model technology. This innovative platform aims to enhance automation capabilities across...
ABB Robotics has partnered with California-based bionics company PSYONIC to enhance robotic dexterity and grasping capabilities by utilizing human-generated data from prosthetic use. Announced on June 16, 2026, this collaboration aims to address the significant challenge of replicating human-like de...
PSYONIC has announced a collaboration with ABB Robotics to enhance robotic dexterity by integrating its Ability Hand prosthetic with ABB's GoFa collaborative robot arm. This partnership aims to leverage data collected from prosthetic users to improve the robot's grasping capabilities, effectively mi...
At the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics (ICRA) in Vienna, AGILINK showcased a captivating demonstration of robotic dexterity by creating a balloon dog, which drew significant attention from attendees. This seemingly playful task is recognized in the robotics community as a complex mani...
Honda Research Institute showcased its latest multi-fingered robotic hand at the Humanoids Summit Tokyo 2026, held in Takanawa, Tokyo. This event highlighted the ongoing evolution of Honda's humanoid robotics, continuing the legacy of its renowned ASIMO robot. The demonstration aimed to illustrate H...
Researchers at ETH Zurich have unveiled a groundbreaking Proprioceptive Transformer (PT) system that significantly enhances the capabilities of tendon-driven robotic hands. This innovative technology allows the robotic hand to execute complex manipulation tasks using only proprioceptive feedback, ac...
NVIDIA researchers have introduced EgoScale, an innovative framework designed to enhance robotic capabilities in complex manipulation tasks. This development utilizes an extensive dataset comprising 20,854 hours of egocentric human activity, allowing robots to learn intricate skills with minimal rel...
Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) are exploring the limitations of human hand design to enhance robotic dexterity. In a study led by Celia Luterbacher, the team highlights that while human hands, with their opposable thumbs and intricate joint structures, are often v...
Renowned roboticist Rodney Brooks has raised concerns about the future of humanoid robots, asserting that their inability to achieve true dexterity is primarily due to insufficient touch sensing capabilities. This assertion has ignited a debate within the robotics community, as other experts argue t...
Wuji Tech, a technology company based in Shenzhen, has introduced its first-generation robotic hand, which features a lightweight design and 20 degrees of freedom. This innovative manipulator is specifically engineered for humanoid robots, aiming to deliver high performance while remaining cost-effe...
Google DeepMind has introduced Gemini Robotics On-Device, a cutting-edge vision-language-action model that operates directly on robotic hardware. This innovative technology is designed to enhance the performance of autonomous robots by minimizing latency and increasing robustness across diverse envi...
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